Canisius College - Azuwur Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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1 One of the most elaborate entertainments put on by the Glee Club in many years was that of December 9th, The old farce classic, MBOX and Cox, was the princip-al number of a long and varied programme. The P-'5l1'T31C1PantS: Messrs. B-rady, Koch and Brand, brought. down the house. with their truly artistic handling of the surprising and ludicrous scenes thathave made Box and Cox so popular. 44lVhen Doctors Disagree, the second farce, tickled the risibilities of the audience to the utmost. Brand' s delinea.tion of t-he rugged old Hsaltn was ably seconded by all the others of the cast, Messrs. Borneman, Maier, Schneider, Lang, Boland, Mahoney. Kempel, of course, Was the indis- pensible Nig. The musical numbers by the orchestra and quartette rounded out a bill that sent the audience away bubbling over with good humor and loud in their praises of the evening' s entertainment. The staging came in for a great deal of favorable mention and contributed not a little to the natt.iness of the whole affair. ' 1 For beauty and finish of stage effects and skillful portrayal of character parts in a short sketch, the last entertainment of the year easily led. The play- let, :Tor Friendship's Sake, sketched and adapted by Thomas Vesey, proved a ivell+adapted vehicle for the abilities of Leon Selman, Henry Koch and Otto Kreuzberger. The audience, once aware of the serious nature of the piece, settled down to a thorough enjoyment and appreciation of its merits. The opening scene, especially the lighting effect, was certainly the 1no'st beautiful and most cleverly Worked out of any ever attempted by the students. r i p. V V k . . .......,.,.. ,.t ' Qczne tram a 6. QE. Ulbeatrinal T 8'

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Ulu whom it jlllap Qlionnemz A To roll away the dark clouds that shroud the futureusuccess of one of our number and to tear down the wall that holds him from public gaze, let it be known that we have in our midst a great singer. Hisnvoice is sweet and melodious, and keeps one spellbound with admiration. Though modesty pre- vents his appearing in public, the quality of his voice is enchanting. Authorities have prenounced him the future Caruso. To him some day the world will tender an enthusiastic reception, and to him will fall the honors of the masters. Many years will not elapse before Weshall see his name published everywhere, his singing will be the topic of 'the day-in short, our tenor, Mr. Thomas Vesey, will be the idol of the world, the object of wonder and admiration to all posterity. was presented on Hallowe'en and the ability displayed in the work of our amateurs elicited many a round of applause. Joseph Lang as the f'Oliver- Oscar boy, 'fDuke Brand as Lushington and Clarence Maier as the Janitor took down the house by their fun-producing antics. Jonathan Dobbs and Dick Sharp were ideally portrayed by Messrs. Mahoney and Koch. The Hhitv- of the evening, however, was Mr. Frank Kempel' s Harry Dalton. The musical part of the programme was ably taken care of by the Crlee Club Orchestra. The Masquerade Ball has always been, and undoubtedly ever will be, regarded as the social event of the season. In commenting on this year's ball, the only words that can in any wa.y express 'our sentiments are the following: :CA grand success in every detail. The hall was a. perfect dream, the vaude- ville performance excellent and the ball itself brilliant. Heretofore, as usual in affairs of this kind, the cakewalk has been the feature, but this year it was abolished, and to- take its place was arranged a vaudeville entertainment. The burlesque on King Lear by Thomas Vesey received a great ovation and Was considered by many the star event of the evening. The 'Tleasures of an Auto- ist evoked great laughter, as this cast admirably succeeded in de- picting the misfortunate stunts which oft-times ensnare the Ububblemanf' The clever parody, jokes and all-around good work of our comedians, Messrs. Ma- honey and 'Maier and the impersonations of Messrs. Lang and Vesey brought to a close an entertainment which Was a 'fstunnerf' After the show refresh- ments were served in the Oriental tea room by Messrs. Quinlisk, Costello, Vesey, Dang and Lannig, a.ttired asChinese coolies. Next followed the Grand March, led by Messrs. Boland and Mueller. The costumes worn were unique and pleas- ing. The remainder of the evening was spent in 'ftripping the light fantastic, and the Terpsichorean charm held all 'till the midnight bell anno-unced the forty days of fasting. - 7

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lVell aware that a little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest menf' a little fun and horse-play was added. Maier and Boland took part in an original sketch, of which the songs were quite pleasing. A, screaming farce concluded the program, and screamingU it was, in truth. Possessing little of the humoro-us other than the one main situation, it was made extremely laughable b tl 15 ' 4 ' ,, y ie ex empove efforts of some and a lamentable loss of memory by others. In this cast were included Otto- Kreuzberger, Carl Brand, Frank iliempel, J oe Lang, J oe Blaum, Cary Marsh and Joe Metzger. ' ' As was invariably the case, the musical numbers by tie orchestra and uar- tette, and violin solos by VValter Saxer were some of the most enjoyable features of the evening. Having thus concluded its dramatic functions for 1906 07 th s i , - e present Glee Clubs can look back with keen satisfaction on the success of its efforts and that it has the well wishes of the students for future success goes without Saying. The several card parties held under the ,auspices of the Glee Club con+ tributed their quota toward Ndriving dull care away. Handsome and useful prizes were awarded the winners and served to create keen competition. Many of the boys proved themselves genuine experts at their favorite game VV' ' 1th the advent ,of the new. boarder card room came renewed interest in checkers, chess, pinochle, whist and the .various other parlor games. Louis Thum painted, in a most artistic manner, checker boards on the tables, and it was seldom, indeed, that they were not in use. Koch, Buschelman, Metzger, Kotheimer and a few. others were the most ardent devotees of chess, andthe lively interest displayed in the checker games reminded one of the typical coun- try store sessions. , P Ii 9